Add a referral section for clients to refer friends to sign up to your service
Existing member gets discount from next payment, new member gets discount from first month. Trainer gets to pre set what the discount would be.
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Christian Stilbo
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Her er en samlet, professionel kommentar du kan indsætte i Trainerize:
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**Feature Request: Structured & Integrated Referral System**
I would like Trainerize to implement a fully integrated referral system to support structured growth, referral challenges, and automated rewards.
**1. Referral Tracking (Coach View)**
Each client should have a unique referral link or code.
When a referred person signs up, they are automatically linked to the referring client in the backend.Coach dashboard should show:
* Who referred who
* Total referrals per client
* Status (Invited / Signed up / Active member)
* Revenue generated from referralsThis view should be visible only to the coach.
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**2. Client Visibility (Motivation & Transparency)**
Active clients should be able to see their own referral activity inside the app.Client view should include:
* Total number of referrals
* Status of each referral
* First name or initials only (for privacy compliance)
* Total rewards earned
* Progress toward current referral challenge milestonesExample:
Your Referrals
* Anna K. – Active
* Maria S. – Signed up
* Louise – InvitedTotal Active Referrals: 2
Next Milestone: 3 referrals → €100 discountThis increases motivation, ownership, and engagement.
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**3. Automated Reward System**
The coach should be able to pre-set rewards such as:* Fixed discount (€ amount)
* Percentage discount
* Free week/month
* Custom rewardWhen a referral becomes an active paying member:
* The referring client automatically receives their reward
* The new client receives a discount on their first monthIntegration with Stripe and active membership status is essential. Only active paying members should qualify.
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**4. Referral Challenge Mode**
Ability to run time-based referral challenges (e.g., 90 days).
Optional leaderboard.
Track milestones (3, 5, 10 referrals).
Ability to reward:* Top performers
* Milestone achievementsThis would allow coaches to run structured growth campaigns, ambassador programs, and referral competitions directly inside the platform.
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This feature would significantly improve client engagement, retention, and organic growth, while reducing manual tracking for coaches.
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Christian Stilbo
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... so this will only work for an overview of new referrals, if the clients use this link in the app. This would work in a perfekt world, but in real life, referrals will come from direkte phone number sharing, messenger or other. So for this to be a really good tool, the manual options is a must.
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Tejean Smith commented
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more! Implementing a referral section in a service is a brilliant and simple idea that can have an immensely positive impact. This kind of referral program creates a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Firstly, from the perspective of the existing clients, they are motivated to refer friends to the service because they stand to receive a discount on their next payment. This acts as a strong incentive for them to spread the word and share their positive experiences with others, thereby organically growing the customer base.
Secondly, for the new members who are referred, receiving a discount on their first month makes signing up for the service even more enticing. It creates a welcoming environment for them and encourages them to explore the benefits of the service without a major financial commitment.
Furthermore, word-of-mouth referrals are often the most powerful form of marketing, as they come from genuine experiences and trusted sources. This referral system leverages that power and helps the service provider grow their customer base organically, saving on expensive advertising campaigns.
Overall, this straightforward referral system not only fosters a sense of loyalty among existing members but also acts as a driver for new customer acquisition. It's a win for the clients, a win for the service provider, and a win for the trainer. I believe it's an incredibly effective strategy that can lead to significant growth and success for any service-based business!
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Coach Anthony & Katelyn
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This needs to happen!
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Matt Lane Fitness commented
A happy client is the best marketing possible. As trainers we spend just as much time marketing as we do training our clients. So if a client referral reward program could be made the trainers business could build itself. Each client could have their own link for a referral to use at check out. As a reward the trainer could set the reward to either a discount on the current month or subsequent months or cash back to that client. The client could literally make money from referrals. This could also be for someone that's not a client. It could be a way to create a marketing team for the trainer even if that person isn't a client. Currently a discount can be manually applied to the clients profile. But it would be difficult to track what the client is owed for x number of referrals.
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Adrian commented
This would be great!!!!
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Greg Finch
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A referral feature that works seamlessly with Trainerize Pay would be very powerful and effective
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Me
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Create ways your clients can earn points when they join, share, and refer friends. Create rewards your customers can redeem with the points they’ve earned
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Faith Barbare commented
It would be awesome if I could set up a referral program so that when one of my clients refers someone, the new client is able to enter their referral code, and everything is automtically tracked. For example, I run a 6 week challenge, and I provide $10 off per client that is referred. I currently have to manually track this and provide the appropriate discount code.
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Anonymous commented
YES PLEASE!! Especially since being a personal trainer/online trainer get their clientele from word of mouth primarily
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Me
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Yes let's make this happen
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Justin Bradley
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I love it!
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Joshua Bullock
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This would be EXTREMELY helpful in streamlining the business and bringing more attention to the Trainerize platform. Please look into this!
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Yoav Nash
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Great idea, I would love to see that
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Shayla Ryder
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This would be great!
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Anonymous
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Referral marketing is MASSIVE so to build this in would be an awesome opportunity to widen the reach from our client base after all the hard work getting that client base
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Andrew
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This would be fantastic to have in the app
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FTNS PRO
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Subscribe client receives discount on their next months payment for referring a new client.
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Elis Mar Einarsson commented
Be able to have members refer you easily and collect points for a prize.
A simple system. You choose the reward, how many points they need to get it and how many points each referral is worth. Then each member gets his or her individual code to give to people, which they can either enter when signing up or give to the trainer which then enters it manually during registration. On their profile they can see how far they've close they are.